Drilling Contractor Salary in Vermont

How much does a Drilling Contractor make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Drilling Contractor in Vermont is $60,936 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Drilling Contractor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,584
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,597 to $67,556
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,826

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Drilling Contractor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,556	$5,630	$1,299	$32
Average	$60,936	$5,078	$1,172	$29
25th Percentile	$54,597	$4,550	$1,050	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Drilling Contractor Salaries

A Drilling Contractor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Drilling Contractor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Drilling Contractors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,740.
California: $68,479.
Massachusetts: $67,567.

District of Columbia $68,740 California $68,479 Massachusetts $67,567 Washington $67,318 New Jersey $67,293 Alaska $67,206 Connecticut $66,350 New York $66,002

Hawaii $64,891 Rhode Island $64,369 Maryland $64,015 Minnesota $63,531 Colorado $63,345 Illinois $63,283 Oregon $63,047 Delaware $62,873

New Hampshire $62,764 Virginia $62,519 Pennsylvania $61,805 Nevada $61,445 North Dakota $61,327 Michigan $61,141 Wisconsin $61,073 Vermont $60,936

Texas $60,557 Maine $60,532 Arizona $60,495 Ohio $60,452 Georgia $59,881 Indiana $59,595 Wyoming $59,539 Utah $59,452

Iowa $59,415 Kansas $59,117 Louisiana $59,030 North Carolina $58,999 Missouri $58,986 Florida $58,744 Montana $58,614 Nebraska $58,490

Kentucky $58,422 South Carolina $58,173 Tennessee $58,018 Idaho $57,956 New Mexico $57,503 Oklahoma $57,403 Alabama $57,037 South Dakota $56,422

Arkansas $56,087 West Virginia $55,907 Mississippi $55,367

Top Paying Cities for Drilling Contractors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $62,373
Barre: $62,467
Cabot: $62,330

Adamant, VT $62,373 Barre, VT $62,467 Cabot, VT $62,330 Calais, VT $62,384 East Barre, VT $62,372 East Calais, VT $62,373 East Montpelier, VT $62,415 Eden, VT $62,332

Eden Mills, VT $62,276 Graniteville, VT $62,463 Hyde Park, VT $62,424 Johnson, VT $62,503 Lake Elmore, VT $62,355 Marshfield, VT $62,340 Moretown, VT $62,507 Morrisville, VT $62,500

Moscow, VT $62,532 Northfield, VT $62,431 Northfield Falls, VT $62,723 North Hyde Park, VT $62,420 North Montpelier, VT $62,357 Plainfield, VT $62,348 Roxbury, VT $62,243 South Barre, VT $62,540

Waterbury, VT $62,525 Stowe, VT $62,534 Waitsfield, VT $62,499 Warren, VT $62,383 Washington, VT $62,261 Waterbury Center, VT $62,523 Websterville, VT $62,453 Williamstown, VT $62,381

Wolcott, VT $62,346 Woodbury, VT $62,285 Worcester, VT $62,347 Rutland, VT $62,345 Belmont, VT $62,153 Benson, VT $62,152 Bomoseen, VT $62,250 Brandon, VT $62,296

Bridport, VT $62,303 Castleton, VT $62,262 Center Rutland, VT $62,305 Chittenden, VT $62,161 Cuttingsville, VT $62,140 Danby, VT $62,246 East Middlebury, VT $62,337 East Poultney, VT $62,253

East Wallingford, VT $62,185 Fair Haven, VT $62,207 Florence, VT $62,186 Forest Dale, VT $62,299 Gaysville, VT $61,903 Granville, VT $62,196 Hancock, VT $62,186 Hydeville, VT $62,258

Killington, VT $62,179 Middlebury, VT $62,433 Middletown Springs, VT $62,219 Mount Holly, VT $62,161 North Clarendon, VT $62,253 Orwell, VT $62,246 Pawlet, VT $62,268 Pittsfield, VT $62,215

Pittsford, VT $62,274 Poultney, VT $62,263 Proctor, VT $62,332 Ripton, VT $62,260 Rochester, VT $62,227 Rupert, VT $62,221 Salisbury, VT $62,320 Shoreham, VT $62,268

Stockbridge, VT $62,157 Wallingford, VT $62,191 Wells, VT $62,271 West Pawlet, VT $62,292 West Rupert, VT $62,277 West Rutland, VT $62,239 Whiting, VT $62,270 Saint Johnsbury, VT $62,337

Albany, VT $62,301 Barnet, VT $62,271 Barton, VT $62,294 Beebe Plain, VT $62,313 Concord, VT $62,212 Coventry, VT $62,386 Craftsbury, VT $62,319 Craftsbury Common, VT $62,322

Danville, VT $62,284 Derby, VT $62,313 Derby Line, VT $62,266 East Burke, VT $62,265 East Charleston, VT $62,271 East Hardwick, VT $62,304 East Haven, VT $62,129 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $62,336

Glover, VT $62,276 Granby, VT $62,052 Greensboro, VT $62,255 Greensboro Bend, VT $62,294 Hardwick, VT $62,363 Irasburg, VT $62,279 Island Pond, VT $62,177 Lowell, VT $62,258

Lower Waterford, VT $62,329 Lyndon, VT $62,318 Lyndon Center, VT $62,388 Lyndonville, VT $62,320 Morgan, VT $62,208 Newport, VT $62,350 Newport Center, VT $62,271 North Concord, VT $62,108

North Troy, VT $62,279 Orleans, VT $62,256 Passumpsic, VT $62,341 Peacham, VT $62,215 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $62,343 Sheffield, VT $62,232 Sutton, VT $62,227 Troy, VT $62,286

West Burke, VT $62,269 West Charleston, VT $62,240 West Danville, VT $62,288 Westfield, VT $62,238 West Glover, VT $62,281 Averill, VT $61,919 Beecher Falls, VT $62,320 Canaan, VT $62,165

Gilman, VT $62,439 Guildhall, VT $62,083 Lunenburg, VT $62,219 Norton, VT $62,043 North Bennington, VT $62,736 North Pownal, VT $62,862 Pownal, VT $62,898 White River Junction, VT $62,329

Ascutney, VT $62,358 Barnard, VT $62,188 Bethel, VT $62,226 Bradford, VT $62,291 Bridgewater, VT $62,252 Bridgewater Corners, VT $62,128 Brookfield, VT $62,287 Brownsville, VT $62,253

Chelsea, VT $62,251 Corinth, VT $62,234 East Corinth, VT $62,260 East Randolph, VT $62,272 East Ryegate, VT $62,218 East Thetford, VT $62,295 Fairlee, VT $62,228 Groton, VT $62,245

Hartford, VT $62,491 Hartland, VT $62,273 Hartland Four Corners, VT $62,270 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $62,430 Newbury, VT $62,237 North Hartland, VT $62,317 North Pomfret, VT $62,210 North Thetford, VT $62,294

Norwich, VT $62,281 Plymouth, VT $62,083 Post Mills, VT $62,280 Quechee, VT $62,345 Randolph, VT $62,333 Randolph Center, VT $62,302 Reading, VT $62,135 Sharon, VT $62,225

South Pomfret, VT $62,165 South Royalton, VT $62,243 South Ryegate, VT $62,255 South Strafford, VT $62,240 South Woodstock, VT $62,150 Strafford, VT $62,186 Taftsville, VT $62,350 Thetford, VT $62,295

Thetford Center, VT $62,230 Topsham, VT $62,211 Tunbridge, VT $62,223 Vershire, VT $62,194 Wells River, VT $62,260 West Fairlee, VT $62,374 West Hartford, VT $62,211 West Newbury, VT $62,235

West Topsham, VT $62,261 Wilder, VT $62,494 Windsor, VT $62,298 Woodstock, VT $62,222 Bellows Falls, VT $62,449 Cambridgeport, VT $62,378 Cavendish, VT $62,170 Chester, VT $62,232

Chester Depot, VT $62,210 Grafton, VT $62,185 Londonderry, VT $62,297 Ludlow, VT $62,202 North Springfield, VT $62,420 Perkinsville, VT $62,250 Peru, VT $62,232 Proctorsville, VT $62,181

Saxtons River, VT $62,436 South Londonderry, VT $62,335 Springfield, VT $62,389 Westminster, VT $62,448 Westminster Station, VT $62,453 Weston, VT $62,168 Shaftsbury, VT $62,661 Brattleboro, VT $62,576

Bondville, VT $62,317 East Dover, VT $62,444 Jacksonville, VT $62,601 Jamaica, VT $62,319 Marlboro, VT $62,886 Newfane, VT $62,403 Putney, VT $62,390 Readsboro, VT $62,893

South Newfane, VT $62,425 Stamford, VT $62,848 Townshend, VT $62,346 Vernon, VT $62,767 Wardsboro, VT $62,392 West Dover, VT $62,494 West Dummerston, VT $62,419 West Halifax, VT $62,515

West Townshend, VT $62,263 West Wardsboro, VT $62,264 Whitingham, VT $62,579 Williamsville, VT $62,419 Wilmington, VT $62,541 Burlington, VT $62,712 South Burlington, VT $62,708 Winooski, VT $62,712

Colchester, VT $62,712 Alburgh, VT $62,399 Bakersfield, VT $62,491 Belvidere Center, VT $62,265 Bristol, VT $62,504 Cambridge, VT $62,579 Charlotte, VT $62,626 East Berkshire, VT $62,431

East Fairfield, VT $62,524 Enosburg Falls, VT $62,351 Essex, VT $62,664 Essex Junction, VT $62,668 Fairfax, VT $62,583 Fairfield, VT $62,523 Ferrisburgh, VT $62,557 Franklin, VT $62,355

Grand Isle, VT $62,589 Highgate Center, VT $62,408 Highgate Springs, VT $62,440 Hinesburg, VT $62,625 Huntington, VT $62,578 Isle La Motte, VT $62,476 Jeffersonville, VT $62,536 Jericho, VT $62,612

Jonesville, VT $62,625 Milton, VT $62,641 Monkton, VT $62,575 Montgomery, VT $62,351 Montgomery Center, VT $62,276 New Haven, VT $62,497 North Ferrisburgh, VT $62,585 North Hero, VT $62,523

Richford, VT $62,341 Richmond, VT $62,618 Saint Albans, VT $62,551 Saint Albans Bay, VT $62,543 Shelburne, VT $62,684 Sheldon, VT $62,476 Sheldon Springs, VT $62,630 South Hero, VT $62,646

Starksboro, VT $62,541 Swanton, VT $62,465 Underhill, VT $62,597 Underhill Center, VT $62,599 Vergennes, VT $62,477 Waterville, VT $62,499 Westford, VT $62,628 Williston, VT $62,676

Montpelier, VT $62,457 Bennington, VT $62,782 Arlington, VT $62,561 Dorset, VT $62,317 East Arlington, VT $62,294 East Dorset, VT $62,319 Manchester, VT $62,487 Manchester Center, VT $62,446

Drilling Contractor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Drilling Contractor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Drilling Contractor positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Drilling Contractor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Drilling Contractor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$85,310	$41.0	40%
Aerospace & Defense	$79,217	$38.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$70,076	$34.0	15%

Drilling Contractor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Drilling Contractor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$54,597

Average $60,936/year

$67,556

$4,550

Average $5,078/month

$5,630

$1,050

Average $1,172/week

$1,299

$26

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,556	$5,630	$1,299	$32
Average	$60,936	$5,078	$1,172	$29
25th Percentile	$54,597	$4,550	$1,050	$26

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